SkipperJohn
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I am posting this for a friend who is primarily a WW2 collector, but he came up with this recently and asked if I would be interested in it.
At first I thought that it might be Austrian, but after looking at photos of Austrian Tschapkas I'm not so sure.
The leather/fiber shell is similar to a Pickelhaube shell with chin scale reinforcements on each side.
The top holding up the mortar board (the red part) is nothing but cloth. There is no leather underneath it, only cloth. The remaining metal fittings are nickel silver.
The mortar board itself is made of leather and there is a slot that appears to be for a Feldzeichen. The cord is sewn on.
The liner is the Pickelhaube type and the top is held on with a single knurled nut.
Does anybody know what this is? The photos of Austrian Tschapkas that I have seen have more cord (up the sides of the base and criss-crossed across the mortar board) than this one. Could this be a theatrical piece?
Any info is welcomed.
He wants to sell it, so if you know what it is and you want it, pm me. I am certain that it will be cheap.
John
At first I thought that it might be Austrian, but after looking at photos of Austrian Tschapkas I'm not so sure.
The leather/fiber shell is similar to a Pickelhaube shell with chin scale reinforcements on each side.
The top holding up the mortar board (the red part) is nothing but cloth. There is no leather underneath it, only cloth. The remaining metal fittings are nickel silver.
The mortar board itself is made of leather and there is a slot that appears to be for a Feldzeichen. The cord is sewn on.
The liner is the Pickelhaube type and the top is held on with a single knurled nut.
Does anybody know what this is? The photos of Austrian Tschapkas that I have seen have more cord (up the sides of the base and criss-crossed across the mortar board) than this one. Could this be a theatrical piece?
Any info is welcomed.
He wants to sell it, so if you know what it is and you want it, pm me. I am certain that it will be cheap.
John